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J. Whyatt Mondesire (October 14, 1949 – October 4, 2015) was a reporter at ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' during his early career. At the time of his death, he was owner of the ''Philadelphia Sun'' newspaper, and was president of the Philadelphia branch of the NAACP for over a decade. ==Biography== Jerome Mondesire was born in 1949〔(NAACP Biography )〕 to Dominican Jerome Alexis Mondesire, a follower of Marcus Garvey, and Winnifred Taylor Mondesire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Honorable Jerome W. Mondesire )〕 He later studied journalism at City College of New York. During the early 70s, Mondesire wrote for the ''Baltimore Sun'' and later ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' where he became City Desk Editor.〔 In 1980, Mondesire was chosen as Chief of Staff for Representative William Gray, where he worked until Rep. Gray resigned in 1991. Following this, he founded the ''Philadelphia Sunday Sun''. In 1996 Mondesire was elected head of the NAACP's Philadelphia branch. Membership increased substantially during his tenure. In April 2014, Mondesire and 3 board members were suspended by the national NAACP over questions about the use of chapter funds, which were allegedly misdirected to his nonprofit organization, Next Generation CDC. On December 6, Nation of Islam minister Rodney Muhammad was elected as the new president of the Philadelphia NAACP. Mondesire died on October 4, 2015 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia of a brain aneurysm.〔(Civil rights leader, journalist Jerry Mondesire dies at 65 ), CBS News〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. Whyatt Mondesire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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